Sunghoon Kim

INTRODUCTION: The most common location of endometriotic implants in the pelvis has historically been documented as the ovary. High-definition video laparoscopy systems, uterine manipulators, among other tools, have since changed the process…

ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy of cancer antigen 125 (CA125) and human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) in predicting survival outcomes based on breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutational status in epithelial ovarian cancer.MethodsMedical records…

Other than the expected abdominal pain post-embolization, only few complications occur after uterine artery embolization (UAE). Necrotic cavitation of adenomyosis is a particularly rare complication. Here, we describe a patient with adenomy…

OBJECTIVES: This study compared serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels in endometriotic cysts (ECs) with those in non-ECs and analyzed changes thereof after single-port laparoscopic (SPL) ovarian cyst enucleation using vasopressin inject…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether high-mobility group box-1 induces cell proliferation, invasion and mediates inflammation in ectopic human endometrial stromal cells through Toll-like receptor 4. METHODS: Ectopic endometrial specimens were…

Study objectiveTo investigate the therapeutic efficacy of catheter-directed ethanol sclerotherapy (CDS) and its effect on ovarian reserve in patients with endometrioma at risk of decreased ovarian reserve.DesignRetrospective study.SettingTe…

The association of endometriosis with ovarian cancer has been a rare but well-documented phenomenon since 1925, when Sampson first described clear cell carcinoma arising from endometriosis. Here, we report the case of a woman who underwent …

PROBLEM: Recently, interleukin (IL)-32 has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether serum IL-32 level might be used as a biomarker for diagnosis of endometriosis. …

BackgroundWhether endometriosis affects the prognosis of ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) remains controversial despite the relationship between OCCC and endometriosis. A two-center cohort study and meta-analysis were performed to invest…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the surgical outcomes of single-port access (SPA) and conventional multi-port access total laparoscopic hysterectomies (TLH) among patients with very large uteri (500 g or more). METHODS: Fif…

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and safety of Single-Port Access (SPA) Laparoscopic Complete Excision (LCE) in severe endometriosis of the adnexa and pelvic peritoneum. Methods: The surgical outcomes of 40 con…